Best Economy Printer

By Krishna Pérmi . Last updated Dec 3, 2015.

The best economy printers are inkjets and most of the inkjet printers offer productive and economical printing when compared to laser printers. Some of these inkjet printers also grant all-in-one functionalities with very helpful features like wireless printing. The best inkjet printers from HP are some of the best cost effective printers for printing quality photos.

The best economy printers of 2015 list below only includes those models which have been tested for a cost per page of less than 3.5 cents (monochrome prints).

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HP LaserJet M553x

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	HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553x	HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277dw	HP Color LaserJet Pro M252dw	Samsung Multifunction Xpress M2885FW	Brother HL-L2300D


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Release Date	May 2015	Jun 2015	Oct 2015	Jul 2015	Apr 2015
Cost Per Page (Mono)	1.7 cents	3.2 cents	3.2 cents	2.7 cents	3.5 cents
Output Type	1-pass color	1-pass color	1-pass color	Monochrome	Monochrome
Platform	Linux, Mac OS, Windows	Linux, Mac OS, Windows	Linux, Mac OS, Windows	Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Printer Type	Laser, Printer Only, Standard All-Purpose	Laser, All-In-One	Laser, Printer Only	Laser, All-In-One	Laser, Printer Only
Cost Per Page (Color)	10.9 cents	16.3 cents	16.3 cents
Maximum Resolution(BW) - Horizontal	1200.0 dpi	600.0 dpi	600.0 dpi	600.0 dpi
Maximum Resolution(BW) - Vertical	1200.0 dpi	600.0 dpi	600.0 dpi	4800.0 dpi
	With a wider range of features, better speed, and slightly better print quality than the Editors' Choice HP M551dn, the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553x is an excellent printer, but it sells for a substantially higher price. PCMag.com	If nothing else, this LaserJet is small and handsome as color lasers go, and it is loaded with features for the price. ComputerShopper.com	This isn’t bad for a colour laser in this price range. TrustedReviews.com	Prints, scans, copies, and faxes. PCMag.com	Add in its fast speed and more-than-acceptable output quality, and it's an easy pick as our Editors' Choice low-cost, personal monochrome laser printer. PCMag.com

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